It was only supposed to be a game.In a boring suburb, three lonely men seeking distractions from their monotonous routines get together in an abandoned house to play a macabre game of show-and-tell.Nothing is off-limits in their little circle—anything, no matter how depraved, is welcome… so long as it’s frightening.But when one member brings what sounds like an audio recording of an actual … what sounds like an audio recording of an actual murder to a meeting, featuring the tortured screams and pleas of an anonymous woman, the jaded club members find themselves truly rattled.
From that moment, the horrific audio—and strange visions of the recorded victim—begin to seep into their daily lives. Agonized cries and sobs are heard in otherwise empty rooms. Shadowed figures lurk in unlit corners. Somehow, the mysterious victim is reaching out to them from beyond death.
Or is she? Digging deeper, they begin to suspect they’re being led back to the abandoned house by something else—something that seeks to consume them, body and soul.
And if they aren’t careful, it’ll get its way.more
I enjoyed this book by Ambrose Ibsen. The book follows three tragic characters down a very dark, spooky path. The characters were multidimensional and flawed. The story is rooted in a small town and has that small town spooky-story vibe.
It’s a short, enjoyable read! Check it out!
This book is absolutely terrifying. Absolutely a page turner that will keep you up reading and will keep you up peering into the shadows. I highly recommend this book and this author!
Did not want to put it down!!!
This starts with Mike out late one night, he stumbles upon an abandoned house and decides to go in. Right away he can feel that the house seems sinister but that doesn’t frighten him, in fact, it gives him the idea of starting the Night Society. He decides to get some of his friends to come to the house and bring the scariest thing they can, be it a letter, a photo etc. Mike invites Jim and Russel. Russel is told that he is to bring the first thing and so sets about finding something scary. He finally settles on something that sounds like a lady being murdered. The three enter the house and Russel plays the tape. It’s a truly creepy experience and the trio are too spooked to continue. But from then on, each seems to experience strange things. Something has followed them home!!
I am so glad I found this author!! He knows how to creep someone out without it getting gory or disturbing. He creates such atmospheric books that you will find yourself shivering!! I was listening to this one night when my kids were in bed and hubby was gone and I had to turn it off, it was freaking me out!!! Lol. I kept picturing that girl from The Ring.
The plot was awesome. I loved the idea of the Night Society, not that I’d do something like that though!! I don’t even think I could go into the abandoned house!!! I loved how the story was told from each of their perspective because it ramped up the tension!! All three of the characters were well written and developed. I felt so sorry for them!!!
In all, this author has created something memorable. This book freaked me out but also had me wanting to read it again!! It was as compelling as it was chilling. This would make an amazing movie, though I don’t think I could watch it!!! It would be too scary.
This book had a few genuinely spooky parts but a lot of it felt derivative. As I’m reading a book I don’t want to be able to tell which books the author has read or what movies he has seen and been influenced by! For example, it is exceedingly clear that this author greatly admires the Asian horror movies of recent years. I get it- I liked them too, but I shouldn’t recognize their influence in your book. It’s a shame because the story at the heart of the book had a lot going for it.
This book legitimately scared me. Creepy and haunting. Characters are not easily liked but you get attached to them quickly. However, I think the ending was not quite what I expected and didn’t quite understand the being or how it got to be stuck in the ‘room’. I enjoy all of Ambrose’s books. The ending was not as scary as the middle part of the book because I became lost in the back story of the haunting cause of the house.
The woman, screaming and creeping around did scare me and I did have to stop reading before bed in the dark…. and who doesn’t love that?!
It’s okay but the ending doesn’t make sense and feels hurried.